Add an On-Demand Load Balancer Component

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You can use an on-demand load balancer component to add an NSX load balancer to the design canvas and configure its settings for use with vSphere machine components and Software or XaaS components that pertain to vSphere.

About this task

The load balancer settings distribute task processing among provisioned machines in a network.

Log in to the vRealize Automation console as an infrastructure architect.

Open a new or existing blueprint in the design canvas by using the Design tab.

Verify that at least one vSphere machine component exists in the blueprint design canvas.

Procedure

Click Network & Security in the Categories section to display the list of available network and security components.

Drag an On-Demand Load Balancer component onto the design canvas.

Enter a name in the Name text box.

Select a machine name from the Machine drop-down menu.

The list contains only vSphere machine components in the active blueprint.

Select a NIC from the NIC drop-down menu.

The list contains NICs that are defined on the selected vSphere machine component.

Select a VIP network from the VIP Network drop-down menu.

(Optional) Enter the VIP address for the NIC from the IP Address.

The default setting is the static IP address that is associated with the VIP network. You can specify another IP address or an IP address range. By default, the next available IP address is allocated for VIP from the network profile. You can only specify an IP address when VIP is created on a NAT network.

Select the check box next to each service that you want to load balance.

Service options include HTTP, HTTPS, and TCP.

(Optional) Accept or edit the port and health check settings for each selected service.

Enter the address for the selected service in the URL for HTTP service text box.

There is only a single URL available for the HTTP service control for each load balancer.

Click Finish to save the blueprint as draft or continue configuring the blueprint.

Results

The configured settings are available on the Network tab in the associated vSphere machine component.